Artist: Anna Prohaska, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Camerata Bern
Title: Maria Mater Meretrix
Year Of Release: 2023
Label: Alpha Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks + booklet)
Total Time: 01:13:39
Total Size:  1.26 GB

Tracklist:

1. Holst: 4 Songs for Voice and Violin, Op. 35: I. Jesu Sweet (2:43)
2. Vogelweide: Palästinalied (Arr. for Soprano, Violin and Orchestra by Michi Wiancko) (5:44)
3. Crumb: Black Angels, Thirteen Images from the Dark Land: III. Return, God-music (3:51)
4. Dufay: Ave maris stella (Arr. for Soprano, Violin and Orchestra by Michi Wiancko) (4:20)
5. Martin: Maria-Triptychon: I. Ave Maria (4:09)
6. Victoria: Ave Maria (Arr. for Soprano, Violin and Orchestra by Michi Wiancko) (1:33)
7. Kurtág: Kafka-Fragmente, Op. 24, Pt. 1: Berceuse (1:01)
8. Anonymous: Maria durch ein Dornwald ging (Arr. for Soprano, Violin and Orchestra by Wolfgang Katschner) (3:20)
9. Martin: Maria-Triptychon: II. Magnificat (10:52)
10. Lotti: Crucifixus a 10 voci (Arr. for Violin and Orchestra by Michi Wiancko) (2:30)
11. Boulanger: Pie Jesu (Arr. for Soprano, Violin and Orchestra by Michi Wiancko) (3:21)
12. Kopatchinskaja: Felino (1:03)
13. Bingen: O Rubor Sanguinis (1:30)
14. Haydn: Die Worte des Erlösers am Kreuze, Hob.XX:1: IV. Sonata No. 3 "Mulier, ecce filius tuus" (9:58)
15. Kurtág: Kafka-Fragmente, Op. 24, Pt. 4: Wiederum Wiederum (1:40)
16. Martin: Maria-Triptychon: III. Stabat Mater (6:36)
17. Eisler: Die Rundköpfe und die Spitzköpfe, Op. 45: No. 12, Lied der Kupplerin (Arr. for Soprano, Violin and Orchestra by Michi Wiancko) (2:40)
18. Kurtág: Kafka-Fragmente, Op. 24, Pt. 3: Der Coitus als Bestrafung (0:21)
19. Haydn: Die Worte des Erlösers am Kreuze, Hob.XX:1: IX. Il Terremoto. Presto e con tutta la forza (1:42)
20. Caldara: Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Aria. Per il mar del pianto mio (4:52)

Soprano Anna Prohaska and violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja are both well known for their taste for eclecticism, experimentation and adventure. As they are also are friends, it was only to be expected that one day they would devise and record a programme together, and here it is: Maria Mater Meretrix... What is the relationship between Hildegard von Bingen and Gustav Holst, Antonio Caldara and Lili Boulanger? The two musicians and their partners in Camerata Bern explore the image of woman through ten centuries of music: the figure of the Virgin Mary – among other works, the triptych Magnificat – Ave Maria – Stabat Mater (1967/68) by Frank Martin, an unclassifiable composer whom both artists venerate – but also Mary Magdalene, in pieces by Caldara and Kurtág. The Saint, the Mother, the Whore... The expression of two women musicians of today, a journey full of meaning and a sensory exploration featuring solos, duets, quartets and works for large orchestra.